I’m tickled, I’m delighted, I’m over-the-top-thrilled, to announce my new Teacher’s Guide to accompany my latest release, THE CASE OF THE CROOKED CARNIVAL, book five in the Doyle and Fossey: Science Detectives series. The guide has a language arts section, followed by a science unit. The science unit has four sections: sound and amplification, invasive [...]
August 2nd, 2010
“Tell Me a Secret” Trailer Launch Party
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of interviewing one of my colleagues, Holly Cupala, regarding her debut novel, Tell Me a Secret (TMAS). Marketing diva that she is, Holly has just released her book trailer, and is throwing a virtual party with plenty of party prizes! Here’s what people can win: Signed [...]
June 14th, 2010
An Interview with Novelist, Holly Cupala
I’m thrilled to have Holly Cupala as my guest this week. Her first novel for young adults, Tell Me a Secret (HarperTeen), is scheduled for release on June 22, 2010. Holly was kind enough to send me the first two chapters. Ten seconds after I finished devouring it, I was pre-ordering the book online! Author [...]
May 12th, 2010
Story Beginnings — Part 2 (Where to Begin?)
We’ve all read them: books that stupify the senses for the first few pages or — ack! — the first few chapters. Like the literary troopers we are, we wade through those mind-dulling pages, meanwhile muttering incantations, It will get better . . . Any minute now something wonderful will happen . . . If [...]
April 20th, 2010
Writer Heroes of the Pacific Northwest
Maybe I’m tootin’ my own horn here, but I just have to say that the writing community here in the Pacific Northwest is pretty dang awesome. Not only are we a creative, friendly, and professional bunch, but we’re generous too. Not long ago, I asked my local writing community for book donations to help orphans [...]
